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− | The '''Sintax''' (シンタックスカメラ) was a 6×4.5 folder sold by | + | The '''Sintax''' (シンタックスカメラ) was a 6×4.5 folder sold by Tōkyō Shashin Shōkai (東京写真商会, i.e. "Tokyo photography trading") in 1942–3. It had a folding finder. Some examples had a f/3.5 75mm コリー <!-- Which could be transliterated as "Korii", but the actual spelling in roman letters is unknown --> lens and a [[Olympus|Takachiho]]-made [[Koho|Kōhō]] shutter with speeds of B, T, 1–200; other examples had a different lens and shutter.<!-- Their identities are unknown. --> |
− | The Sintax was advertised in the March 1942 issue of '' | + | The Sintax was advertised in the March 1942 issue of ''Hōdō Shashin'' (報道写真) for ¥140, together with the [[Ami]] as a less expensive alternative. |
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+ | The Sintax is listed by McKeown under the "Kotani Trading" entry. | ||
==Source / further reading== | ==Source / further reading== |
Revision as of 23:07, 6 June 2006
The Sintax (シンタックスカメラ) was a 6×4.5 folder sold by Tōkyō Shashin Shōkai (東京写真商会, i.e. "Tokyo photography trading") in 1942–3. It had a folding finder. Some examples had a f/3.5 75mm コリー lens and a Takachiho-made Kōhō shutter with speeds of B, T, 1–200; other examples had a different lens and shutter.
The Sintax was advertised in the March 1942 issue of Hōdō Shashin (報道写真) for ¥140, together with the Ami as a less expensive alternative.
The Sintax is listed by McKeown under the "Kotani Trading" entry.
Source / further reading
- Asahi Camera (アサヒカメラ) editorial staff. Shōwa 10–40nen kōkoku ni miru kokusan kamera no rekishi (昭和10~40年広告にみる国産カメラの歴史, Japanese camera history as seen in advertisements, 1935–1965). Tokyo: Asahi Shinbunsha, 1994. ISBN 4-02-330312-7 pp. 58, 59, 337.